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Tom Renner

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No one knows local sports quite like Tom Renner, The Daily Voice's Sports Editor. For 22 years, he covered the field for The Stamford Advocate. He's been in Fairfield County since 1987.

Tom was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Real Estate

Historic Irvington Home About To Hit Market For $14.75M, Report Says IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- An Irvington home built on the banks of the Hudson River in 1852 will soon come on the real estate market with an asking price of $14.75 million, according to a story in The New York Times. The home, called Nuits and also known as the Cottenet-Brown House, was once the home of John Jacob Astor III, an American financier and philanthropist. The Italian villa-style house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The home is currently owned by Martin W. Dolan, an investment banker, according to The Times. He purchased the home in 2000. Nuits has …

by Tom Renner

05/05/2015

Real Estate

North Stamford Listing Offers Privacy, Convenience And Good Commute STAMFORD, Conn. -- Privacy and convenience can be elusive for real estate shoppers in Stamford. The listing at 39 Rock Meadow Lane by Coldwell Banker’s Mary Petro Noonan provides both though. Even better, it's move-in ready. “One of the things I like about it is it’s quiet and private,’’ Petro Noonan said. “It’s surrounded by beautiful trees and it’s convenient to shopping and mass transit but it’s not a neighborhood street. It has been impeccably maintained and updated. The buyer can move right in. You don’t even have to paint. It has everything a buyer is looking for.” The 3-bedroom, …

Content Partner: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Mary Petro Noonan

Schools

Fordham Workshops In Harrison Could Help Healthcare Workers Advance Careers WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Weekend workshops scheduled this spring at the Fordham University campus in West Harrison could help mid-level managers in the healthcare industry advance up the career ladder. Working with healthcare officials from the region, Fordham has created six two-day workshops. The workshops focus on positions of critical need in healthcare as it transitions from community-based facilities to larger, corporate structures. Mary Jane O’Connell, Ph.D., the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, said the non-credit workshops are a prelude to a Masters program in healthcare…

by Tom Renner

05/05/2015

Events

Westport Father, Daughter Play In Stamford At Young Artists Gala STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Westport father and daughter will play at the Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic Gala concert on May 17. Adam Adelkopf, a Westport resident, who was a member of the orchestra during his youth, has been invited by Christian Capocaccia to perform Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto with the flagship orchestra, Young Artists Philharmonic. He will be performing at the anniversary gala performance with his daughter, Robyn, concert mistress for the Young Artists Philharmonic. “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate my daughter’s high school graduation than being abl…

by Tom Renner

05/05/2015

Events

Top Designer Plans Visit To Fairfield For Near & Far Aid Breakfast FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Alexa Hampton, one of America’s most influential designers, will dazzle the audience at the upcoming Near & Far Aid Designer Breakfast on Friday, May 8, at The Patterson Club in Fairfield. The breakfast is a prelude to Near & Far Aid’s annual Designer House Tour, an event that showcases six professionally decorated homes in Southport and Westport. Proceeds from the day’s events will help support agencies and organizations that work to end poverty in Fairfield County. The breakfast will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and tickets are $75. For more informati…

by Tom Renner

05/05/2015

Business

Getting To Know: Kristin Ball, The Westchester Bank WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Kristin Ball has played golf once in her life. Thus it is surprising that two years ago, serving on the committee for the charity golf tournament held by April’s Child helped steer the Yonkers resident toward a life-changing volunteer role. Ball, the Vice President, Director of Human Resources for The Westchester Bank, now serves on the Board of Directors for April’s Child. Based in North White Plains, the non-profit organization seeks to significantly reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect in Westchester County. While serving on the golf committee w…

Content Partner: The Westchester Bank

News

Report Finds Putnam Children Have Faster Upward Mobility PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Children who grow up in Putnam County stand a better chance of swifter upward mobility than any surrounding counties, according to a story in the New York Times. Children up grow up in Putnam instead of an average place would make 12 percent more in income by age 26, the story said. The difference in income is $3,080. By comparison, children who grow up in Westchester County would make $600 less, or 2 percent, than children who were raised in average communities. Rockland was 2 percent less, Orange was 9 percent less and Dutchess was 1 percent less. Fairfield Coun…

by Tom Renner

05/04/2015

News

Westchester Restaurateur Recalls Wine Merchant's Expensive Break WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A famous wine merchant who famously broke a bottle of 1787 Château Margaux that reportedly once belonged to Thomas Jefferson died on Thursday, April 30, in New York. William Sokolin, 85, died at his Manhattan apartment. He was attending a black-tie dinner in April of 1989 when he broke the bottle, which had an estimated worth of more than $500,000. According to a New York Times story, several bystanders, including restaurateur Julian Niccolini of Pound Ridge, dipped their fingers in the broken wine bottle. Niccolini, who co-owns the Four Seasons, deemed the wine…

by Tom Renner

05/04/2015

Real Estate

Irvington Realtor Kief Wins Top Producer Award From William Raveis IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Cindy Kief of the William Raveis Legends Realty Group in Irvington was named the No. 1 top producer in closed volume and closed units for affiliate offices of William Raveis, the largest family owned company in the Northeast and eighth largest company nationally. Kief's territory includes all of the Rivertowns, and she even expanded her sales territory with transactions last year in Hartsdale and Purchase. Kief has consistently been a top producer for most of her real estate career. She credits her success to her relationships with clients, both buyers and sellers, an…

Content Partner: William Raveis Legends Realty Group

Real Estate

Donna Riniti Named Coldwell Banker Regional VP In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Donna Riniti has been promoted to regional vice president for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage's Westchester County region. In her new role, Riniti will oversee the 13 branch offices in Westchester County and Putnam County and will report directly to Cathleen Smith, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y. Riniti most recently served as branch manager of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Yorktown Heights. Under her leadership, the Yorktown Heights office consistently ranked as the N…

by Tom Renner

05/04/2015

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